[3][2] After school he joined the University of Ceylon from where he graduated with a degree in law.
[4] He then obtained Post-Graduate Diploma in International Law from the University of Cambridge.
[1] Pasupati was awarded the Deshamanya title, the second highest Sri Lankan national honour, in 1989.
[8] Pasupati moved to Australia and served as a legal advisor for the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.
[11][12][13] Pasupati was chairman of Australians for Human Rights of the Voiceless and president of the Tamil Senior Citizens' Association (NSW).